From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Windows XP: Set PATH Variable by Script/Batch Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:02:50 +0300 Message-ID: References: <5co1srF3283cpU1@mid.individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181152991 26301 80.91.229.12 (6 Jun 2007 18:03:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 18:03:11 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 06 20:03:09 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Hvzqe-000692-I8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:03:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hvzqe-0000SA-8s for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:03:08 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HvzqP-0000Rq-MV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:02:53 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HvzqP-0000Re-8G for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:02:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HvzqP-0000Rb-5g for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:02:53 -0400 Original-Received: from romy.inter.net.il ([213.8.233.24]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HvzqO-0004Wp-GE for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:02:52 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-83-130-6-132.inter.net.il [83.130.6.132]) by romy.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3-GA) with ESMTP id HZW61253 (AUTH halo1); Wed, 6 Jun 2007 21:02:49 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <5co1srF3283cpU1@mid.individual.net> (message from Will on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:24:43 +0200) X-detected-kernel: FreeBSD 4.7-5.2 (or MacOS X 10.2-10.4) (2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:44716 Archived-At: > From: Will > Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:24:43 +0200 > > is there a way to set the PATH Variable under MS Windows XP > automatically by a script/batch file (cf. autoexec.bat in Win98) to > avoiding using the Graphical User Interface (My Computer > Properties > > Advanced > Environment Variables > ...)? Why do you need this? (I'm asking because it's quite possible that you don't need to modify PATH at all.) For example, if you need this to get the Emacs icon invoke Emacs, there's no need to modify PATH.